continental shelf

英 [ˌkɒntɪˌnentəl ˈʃelf]

美 [ˌkɑːntɪˌnentəl ˈʃelf]

n.  大陆架

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牛津词典

noun

• 大陆架
  the area of land on the edge of a continent that slopes into the ocean

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 大陆架
  The continental shelfis the area which forms the edge of a continent, ending in a steep slope to the depths of the ocean.
  1. ...the deep water off the Continental Shelf.
     远离大陆架的深水水域

英英释义

noun

• the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent

双语例句

• The water above the continental shelf is moved by the tides and by estuarine currents.
  潮流和河口流使大陆架上的海水流动。
• Sea-level rise and sedimentary environment response in the East China continental shelf since the last glacial maximum
  中国东部陆架沉积环境对末次冰盛期以来海面阶段性上升的响应
• China and Japan have had some difference about dividing the continental shelf of the East Sea and exclusive economic zone for a long time.
  长期以来，中国与日本在东海大陆架与专属经济区的划分上存在着分歧。
• But Chinasays its zone extends to the edge of the continental shelf, almost to Japan.
  而中方则认为其领海范围应延伸至其大陆架边缘，几乎逼近日本。
• This area on the map is the continental shelf.
  地图上的这一片区域都是陆棚区。
• Huge glaciers that stretch over the shallow continental shelf give birth to icebergs throughout the year.
  一年四季里，覆盖在浅层大陆架上的巨大冰川生成了众多冰山。
• The dumping of wastes or other matter into the internal sea and the territorial sea, onto the continental shelf and into other sea areas under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China;
  向中华人民共和国的内海、领海、大陆架和其他管辖海域倾倒废弃物和其他物质；
• The Exclusive Economic Zone and the system of the Continental Shelf are two important regimes in the International Convention of the Law of the Sea.
  专属经济区与大陆架制度为《联合国海洋法公约》的两个重要制度。
• Lithologic and magnetic characteristics and origin of shallow bore sediments on outer continental shelf of East China Sea
  东海外陆架浅孔沉积物的岩性和磁性特征及成因讨论
• After Troll, Ormen Lange is the second largest gas field on the Norwegian continental shelf.
  OrmenLange天然气田是挪威大陆架内继Troll气田之后的第二大天然气田。